The hexagonal crystal format of the Dragon Scale Armor's Heart Protection Mirror flickered wildly. All one thousand seven hundred and twenty inverted scales flipped outward simultaneously, yet they still couldn't block the supersonic thrust.
SQUELCH!
The sword's tip sank three inches into his flesh before getting stuck on a rib. The woman's gaze shifted, her eyes flicking up to Xu Yunfan's face.
Xu Yunfan's expression was devoid of joy or sorrow. He suddenly exerted all his strength, twisting at the waist and letting the blade gouge a bloody hole in his side. His Heavy Mace, carrying the momentum of mutual destruction, smashed down toward the crown of the woman's head.
He was using Ten Thousand Mountains Pay Homage to the Sect, the final of the eighteen forms of the Thousand-Pound Mountain-Shaking Hammer Technique. It was a move that abandoned all defense—a sacrificial, unstoppable strike with his Heavy Mace.
The pressure from the mace was so great it liquefied the very air!
